In the 19th year of Yuan 'an, the emperor wantonly selected 100 beautiful girls from 30 million young girls to enter the palace.
There was no doubt that it was 30 million young girls!
Not only was the Grand Xia Empire vast, but it also had an abundance of species. There were many types of food, and the livestock industry was extremely developed.
Therefore, the population could be said to be uncountable. There were as many as 900 million registered people, and no one knew how many were not registered.
As the saying went, poor literature and rich martial arts. It was precisely because of the large population and abundant resources that the martial arts flourished.
If no one had enough to eat, who would have the energy to practice martial arts?
Back to the main topic.
In the 19th year of Yuan 'an, the first emperor selected 100 beautiful women to enrich the harem.
However, just as Xiu Nu was sent to the palace, the former emperor suddenly fell ill and died in his bedroom.
With such a drastic change happening in the palace, everyone was busy fighting for power. Who would care about the hundred beautiful women who had just been sent into the palace?
Thus, it was only after Emperor Wu ascended the throne and dealt with a series of trivial matters that these 100 beautiful women were remembered.
However, the Martial Emperor was a woman. Naturally, he would not be as obsessed with women as the previous Emperor.
The only use of the 100 beautiful women for Emperor Wu was to reward the officials and win the hearts of the people.
However, there had to be a reason for rewarding the officials. As a ruler, he could not casually reward his subjects. He had to let his subjects know that the emperor's reward was not easy to come by. Only then would the subjects cherish it and be grateful.
Therefore, in the two years since Emperor Wu ascended the throne, the number of beautiful women rewarded was less than ten.
A portion of the clever and talented ones were promoted to be maids, while the rest were raised in the palace.
The Martial Emperor knew that Zhang Chen was all alone this time, so he simply gave him some people.
The Martial Emperor was also thinking about this. She needed Zhang Chen to be her subordinate, but she did not want him to be alone.
As the saying goes, the barefoot are not afraid of the ones wearing shoes. If Zhang Chen was always alone, how could she, as the emperor, control him?
Therefore, she had to give Zhang Chen a pair of shoes to wear. She had to make him reluctant to take them off.
With this in mind, it was easy to imagine how beautiful Zhang Chen was.
Zhang Chen glanced at them. They were all prettier than the female celebrities in his previous life and each had their own temperament.
Among the women Zhang Chen had seen, the Princess and Ye Qingxian were on the same level, and the Courtesan Belle of the Education Department was on the same level.
And with the arrival of these 30 beauties, the Courtesan Belle of the Education Bureau immediately dropped a level.
Compared to the Princess and Ye Qingxian, they were only slightly weaker in terms of skin color and temperament.
Zhang Chen was very satisfied with the Emperor's reward. He was not a hypocrite who sat still, nor did he cultivate any virgin technique.
He was a common man. Even if the emperor did not reward beautiful women, he would still marry dozens of concubines.
Now that the Emperor had sent over thirty at once, he did not have to worry about concubines for the time being.
He sent off the female official and the angry Ye Qingxian.
Zhang Chen led a group of girls to arrange their accommodation and asked about everyone's situation with concern.
As his internal strength increased further, he could use the Soul Shifting Art more freely.
When he asked a question, he could release a little influence and make people unknowingly reveal their true feelings.
After a series of inquiries, Zhang Chen had some understanding of each beauty.
Emperor Wu did not plant any chess pieces among them. It was likely that he knew Zhang Chen's interrogation skills and knew that even if he planted a chess piece, he would be found out. So, why did he have to be a villain?
Night fell.
One of the beauties carried a flower basket with some small notes in it.
"Master, it's time to flip the cards."
Zhang Chen remembered this beauty. Her name was You Xian 'er, and her personality was the lively and bold type.
At this moment, You Xian 'er's face was blushing. She lowered her head and stole glances at Zhang Chen from time to time.
Zhang Chen smiled and took out a piece of paper. He saw that the names You Xian 'er and Zhou Xiaomeng were written on it.
He put down the note and took out another note. It also had You Xian 'er and Zhou Xiaomeng written on it.
Although the Minister's Residence was big enough, there was no need to waste rooms.
Therefore, the 30 beauties were divided into 15 groups, with two people in each room.
You Xian 'er saw that her scheme had been exposed, and her face gradually turned pale as beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
She fell to her knees and said in a low voice,""Master, please forgive me. I know I was wrong. Please punish me!”
"You're quite clever to think of such a method," said Zhang Chen with a smile that wasn't a smile.”
You Xian 'er didn't know if this was sincere praise or sarcasm, so she didn't dare to answer.
Zhang Chen smiled and said leisurely,"Get up!" I don't blame you. I just don't want you to have such thoughts in the future.”
You Xian 'er stood up and mustered up her courage to massage Zhang Chen's shoulders. She then probed,""Master, what are the arrangements for today?"
Zhang Chen closed his eyes and enjoyed it comfortably. He said casually,"I'll do as you say today. In the future, you can take turns to serve me.”
You Xian 'er was overjoyed and said happily,""Thank you for your pity, Young Master."
Zhang Chen was speechless, but he felt sad for the women of this era.
Not to mention being sent around like goods, if she fell into a bad family, she would probably sink into a tragic fate for the rest of her life.
Zhang Chen was powerless to change anything. He could only give them preferential treatment as much as possible and guarantee that they would not live as widows…
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